At this point, we can finally agree that Cheney is a Vice President, & a Vice President is part of a executive branch, right? Drunk Newsparently not. Cheney’s reclusive chief of staff, David Addington, told a House Judiciary Committee this afternoon that a VP is “attached” to a legislative branch.

In fact, Addington had all kinds of odd things to say today, including his inability answer questions about torture policy because “al Qaeda may watch C-SPAN,” & his alleged unfamiliarity with a Unitary aory of a Executive, which Addington has used for years to justify all kinds of shameful behavior.

Just as an aside, I can’t remember a last time I’ve seen any government official express a kind of contempt for Congress as I’ve seen from Addington today. Every response to every question is soaked in pure revulsion. I keep expecting him to spit at a members of a committee after every exchange.

It made for an interesting afternoon. We’ll have more videos up shortly…

Original post by Steve Benen and software by Elliott Back